Cord and rope winding machine.



Patented Jul 2, i912.

T. W. NORMAN.

CORD AND ROPE WINDING MACHINE` APPLmATXoN FILED PEB.24.1902

T, W. NORMAIL CORD AND ROPE WINmNc MACHINE.

APPLICATIGN ILED 1`EB\24, E902, 1,031,366, Patented Juy 2,1912,

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A 1 driven rails 9 and 8 rehuh :1HE shmvl Viv Stans. Motion is imparted to the driving roll or capstan 9 by means of a pair of spurgears 13 and let, one carried by the roll or capstan and the other carried by a stub- Shaft 15 mounted in one of the members of the pull-down frame. This Stub-shaft, also carries a beveled-gear 1G meshing with a similar beveledlgear 17, fixed to or formed on theend of the tubular iahaft 3 journaled in the upright Lt and to which tubular shaft motion is imparted by any .suitable means` such for instance1 as a belt. pulley 1S mounted on the end thereof, and by meana of which the desired speed or pull-down force is Agiven to the capstanS, the. driven capstan being rotated by its frietional engagement with the bodily shiftable roll and the rope. Motion may be imparted to the pulley 1S by a belt (net shown) in engagement with a pulley (not Shown) carried by the drivingr shaft, (not shown) which at its opposite end earries the fast and loose pulleys o and The speed of rotation of the pulley 18 relative to that of the pulley 12 i@ such that the product is taken up by the liier substantially as fast as it is passed4 through the pull-down by the pulley lo. `During the travel of the rope around the capetansA` the pull-down frame rotated to twist Such rope in the manner just, deScribcd, so that during the twistingr of the rope the desired pull-down force ia given thereto to regulate the number of twists per foot in the finished product. To obtain an accurate bearing or grip of the rope on the capstans, there is located between them a bodily movable roll 20, and

-the rope or line by straddling this roll 2O is carried nearly around the capstans causing;r a greater grip on the same. This roll is shown as a hollow cylinder and is mounted loosely, that iS, with sufficient; clearance on a xed shaft Q1 extending aerol the frame 2, to enable the roll to properly pe1- form its work, or, if preferred, thie Shaft could be loosely mounted in the members of frame 22, thereby allowing the roll to have a gripping effect 011 the cord or rope as it ia drawn around the caliistans, and also -allowing said roll to be pushed away from the capstans when a lump or knot in the rope passes. By forming the looae roll hollow it is lightened and the force of centrifugal action iS reducfgd. The roll in preferably sufficiently small rclat1vely to the capstans So that the cord or rope which passes partly around the capatans and atraddles this roll will under draft cause the roll to become wedged between the capa-tails and bear hard upon the cord or rope, and in order to secure a superior wedging effect` at least one-half of the roll` when regarded aa` divided diametrically, yQhould be included within the Space bounded by the pcripheril i of the capstanrs, ay plane embracingr the axes ot the latter, and a plane tangential to their (wh ich resists peripheries. By so proportioning and o1'- ganizing the eapstans and rolls to secure this relation, a wedging effect is produced draft upon the rope7 sueh wedging effect being obviously superior to a simple pinchingl of the rope. This improved pull-down, and that illustrated in my contemporaneoubly pending application hereinbefore referred to, is believed to accomplish what has never before been accom1' li hed in rope making machinery, namely, the absolutely accurate registoring of the twisted strand or rope7 that is, the uniform pulling down of exactly the same extent of twisted rope for every repetition of a speeihed number of rotational of the pull-down capstans, and for every eorre- `spending number of twieting rotations. This is ofthe utmost importance lsince it insures absolute uniformity in the product as to number of twists per unit of length, as to length of measurement governed by known time and machine elemente and astto character and weight. Obviously a pulldown operating' with such accuracy as does the present one insures unvarying etfccts in the treatment of the strands preparatory to their reception at the pull-down mechanism both prior to and including the twisting together of the stranda. 'l `urther1nore, an important point to be noted is that the accurate registry in the operation of this pulldown device, does not at all depend upon the forward draft of the rope,that ia, a draft in the direction of the ta lie-up mechanism; the pull-down would continue to opcrate, acchrately registering, if there were no Such forward draft whatever on theI rope; hence a take-up mechanism employed in connection with this pull-down is merely required to perform the simple functions that its name implies, namely, caring` for the finished product as it arrives: so that the additional function heretofore' required of the take-up mefirhaniam, namely, thc exertion of a foree to maintain a powerful forward draft on the rope aa it emerges from the pulldown, is entirely elin'linatcd.

The grooves in the capstans or rolls which receive the rope as it passes around such capetans, control and guide the rope so as to maintain it; in proper position on the Capstana. while at the same time the cl'iaracter of the grooves inaures the projection ot' the rope for the engagement tlwrewith of the bodily movable roll. lhe central or bodily movable roll 20. in the present, instance, is lahown provided with guide-flanges at the outer laides of the pullfdown rolls or cap` stam, and is also yhewn provided with ,frroovw`r Q- which prevent. the flattening; of thil rope. The rope is preferably doubled in the pull-down. that is, brought back and ima-sed a eeeffnd time around the capstafns and thi-nti' over the bodily movable roll,

c From the foregoing organization it will be seen that the movement Yot' the worm shaft, and therefore ot the carriage, is determined by the rope being wound as it is taken up on its drinn ,so that the rope may be wound en the drum without flanges at the ends thereof. as shown in Fig. 5. that is to say. it may be wound in .te form of crossed helices in a similar manner to that shown and described in the patent to'\Vardwell,

Reissue No. 11.8.76 dated September 18,!

laut). From this it will be seen that by the improved mechanism shown and described a cop wound in the manner just stated may be obtained.

During the: operation of the machine the rope is twisted as it passes through the shaft 5 to the pull-downlcapstans. trom thence it passes through the bore otl the shaft t5 around the guide-rolls 30 and 3l to the flier tube. through such tube to the guide-rolls 3;). and and through the shaftQS tothe guideroll Ill, and from thence to the carriage, around thc shcave til trom which the rope passes to the drum. nother twist is given to the rope at a point intermediate the rolls 33 and 3l and this twist will be a second twist.

In order to stop the machine instantaneously on the breakage ot the rope or cord. I provide an improved mechanism, one partot' which comprises a lshil'table member shown iu the t'orm otl a yoke To pivoted to the hub ot the llier head Ll'. and normally held down againstV the head by the engagement ot' the rope with tbe' t'ree end thereol" as it passes lrom the `guide-roll 230 lo the roll 31. Should the ropt` or cord break this shil'table member will swingout by centrifugal l'orcc and carry its tree end into position to engage a projet'A tion or linger Tl pivotcd on the upright Il and which linger control.`l the .shitting of the belt from the tast pulley to the loos(` pulley and the braking ol' the tlier.v

.\ suitable belt shitting mechanism mounted on the trame-work and comprisesy a belt shit'ter T5 actuated by a suitable hand lever Tt to shil't the driving. belt trom the loose pulley i to the tast pulley l1. it being automatically returned by a suitable spring T7 to sltil't the belt back Vtroni the tast pulley to the loose pulley. ltor maintaining the, belt shit'ler in its shifted positiony and against the action of its spring` a suitable spring vactuated bolt is provided comprising a rod T8 adapted to project. into an openingr 7) insthe beltI shil'ter. 'l`his rod is connected at its upper end with the pivoted linger or projection 7l which as herembefore stated -1s in position to intercept'y the yoke when it 1s thrown out by centrifugal force on the breakage ot' the cord. From the foregoing it will be seen that the belt shifter having been xshifted to carry the belt. to the 'last'l pulley and locked in sus-h positiven should t the rope or cord break, the yoke, by centrifl ugal force, will be thrown outward audien- Il gage theifinger 71, move it downward fand "so raise the boltfrom the belt shifter, where-- [upon the spring will throw such shifter. which will move the belt from the fast to the l loose pulley, the transmission of power to ithe winding mechanism being thus interi cepted. The finger 71 may also be shifted by i a suitable hand lever 25 pivoted on the machine and normally held in its inoperative Pposition by a spring'. l Thilo the mechanism just described will l interfere with the transmission of power to the winding mechanism, it is desirable that such winding mechanism be1 instantaneously l stopped on the breakage of the cord or rope, l and for this purpose a suitable brake is provided comprising a brake band 90 in position to engage the periphery of one ot' the l heads. as the head 2T ot' the tlier. This band i 9() connected by a pivote-d artn 91 and lever 92 with the belt shifter T5 in such malll ner that when the belt is shit'ted to the fast I pulley the friction band will be held out of )engagement with the head. but when the bolt has been withdrawn from the opening in lthe belt shit'ter by the engagement ot' the Il yoke with the finger. the return o't` the belt shifter under the action ot its springwvill throw the brake band 90 into engagement t with the head and stop the rotary movement l of the flier substantially instant'aneously.

l It is to be understood that this windingr l mechanism may be used t'or other purposes lt'han winding rope or cord. and therefore l such term rope .or cord as used herein I and in the claims. is to be interpreted to in elude any article capable ot' being wound y with this organization of mechanism,

llaving thus described my invention. l claitnl. ln a rope or cord winding machine. the combination with aa'otary take-up tlier` ot' means for stopping said flier. and eomprising a brake engaging the periphery of said tlier, and means for throwing said brake into operation on the breakage ot' thel cord or rope and including a centrifugally operated device carried by and rotatable with the flier and cont rolled bythe cord or rope.

,9. ln a rope or cord winding machine, the

ing a head. of a brake band for engaging the under l'acc ot' the periphery of said head, mean-s tor moving said band upward to engage said head on the breakage of tho cord or rope, and including a ceutrifugally oper-Y ated deviee carried by and rotatable with said flier and controlled by the cord or rope.

3. In a rope or cord winding machine, the

combination with a. rotary take-nptlier, of

means for transmitting power thereto lincluding a fast and a loose pulley, belt shiftt i l l l l l l It combination with a rotary take-up flier havt l ing mechanism, means for maintaining the belt shifting mechanism with its belt in engagement with the fast nilley, a biake connected with said belt shitting mechanism for engaging and stopping the flier, means including a centrifugally operated device carried by and rotatable with said flier and operative on the breakage of the rope or cord to release the maintaining means, thereby to perinit-tlie shifting of the belt onto the loose iilley.

4. rlhe combination with a rotary take-iip flier having a head, of means for rotating said flier includinfr a fast and a loose pulley, a spring actuated` belt shifting rod maintained in one position by its spring, a lever for inanaally shifting said rod into position to carry the belt from the loose to the fast pulley, a brake band for engaging the periphery of said lier and connected with said rod and maintained oat of engagement with the tlier head when the belt is in engagement with the fast pulley, a locking device for maintainingr said belt-shifting rod in position with its belt in engagement with the fast pulley` and centrifagally operated means carried by and rotatable with the flier and thrown into operation on the breakage of the cord to operate said locking device and release the belt shifting mechanism and permit the belt to be shifted on to the loose pulley and simultaneously throw the brake into engagement with the head and stop the flier.

The combination with a rotary takeiip flier having a head, of means for rotating said flier, including a fast alid a loose pulley, a spring actuated belt shifting rod maintained in one position by its spring, a lever for manually shifting said rod into position to carry the belt from the loose to the fast pulley, a brake band for engaging the pcriplicry of said flier and connected with said rod and maintained out of engagement with the flier head when the belt is in engagementwith the fast pulley, a locking device for maintaining said belt shifting rod in position with its belt iu engagement with the fast pulley, means for manually releasing the locking device, and centrifugally operated means carried by and rotatable with the tlier and thrown into o )eration on the breakage of the rope or cor to operate said locking device and release the belt shifting rod and permit the belt to be shifted onto the loose pulley and simultaneously throw the brake into engagement with the head and stop the flier.

(3. In a rope or cord windiiifT machine, the combination with frame wor t, of a rotary take-up flier having a head, means for rotating said tlier and including a fast and a loose pulley, a spring actuated belt shifting rod, a lever for throwing said rod in one direction, its spring throwing it in the opposite direction, a locking bolt engaging said rod to maintain it in that position in which it is shifted by said lever, a pivoted latch adjacent to one of the heads of said flier, a centrifugally operated device carried by and rotatable with said flier head and maintained in its normal position by the cord and effective on the breakage of said cord to swing into a position to operate said latch and release the bolt, an arm pivoted to said frame a brake band connected thereto, and a lever connecting said arm and belt shiftinfy rod, whereby on the release of the latter by the bolt, the band will engage said head and stop the flier.

7. The combination with a rotary flier, ot' a spool or drum located therein, a cradle within said tlier, means for positively preventing tlie rotation of the cradle. comprising planetary gearing, a reciprocating carriage mounted on said cradle for locating the cord or rope on the drum, means for reciprocating said carriage, and a swinging guide cai'- ried by the reciprocating carriage.

8. r1`he combination with a flier, of a spool or drum located within said tlier, means for positively preventing the rotation of said cradle comprising planetary gearing, a doable worm shaft mounted on said cradle, a reciprocating carriage on said shaft for locating the cord or rope on the drum, means for rotating said shaft to reciprocate the. carriage, and a swinging guide hinged to said carriage at the outer side of the axis of said shaft.

9. The combination with a tlier carrying a spool or drum, of a cradle located within the periphery of said flier; means for maintaining said cradle stationary a reciprocating carriage carried by said cradle for locating the cord or rope on the drain and also disposed within the peri )hery of said flier; a swinging guide carrie by said carriage; and means for reciprocatingsaid carriage; l said means comprising a friction disk having gear-teetli on its periphery and gearing and a worm shaft driven thereby.

10. The coiiibimitioii with a rotary flier, of a drum or spool located therein, means for rotating the sinne, embodying a friction d isk having teeth on its periphery; a reciprocatory carriage for locating the rope on said drinn, a worm shaft on which said carriage is mounted, a gear on said shaft in mesh with said toothed friction disk for rotating the shaft, said disk and gear having an approximate multiple of teeth whereby the rope is wound upon the drum in cross helices.

11. A combined twisting and balliiig mechanism ellective to twist and to wind in crossed helices, comprising in combination in a single structure a single rotary take-up flier, a drinn or spool located therein, means for rotating said drum and including a gear, a reciprocatory carriage for locating the rope or cord on said drum, means for re` ciprocating said carriage including a pair of gears in which the number of teeth on the larger gear is slightly less than a multiple vof the number of teeth on the smaller gear, the organization being effective to wind the rope upon the drum is crossed helices.

12. A combined twisting and balling mechanism effect-ive to twist and wind in crossed helices, comprisin in combination in one SingleI structure a Single rotary take up flier, a drum or spool located therein, a reciprocatory carriage for locating the rope on' Said drum, and a pair of gears for reciprocating said carriage in which the number of teeth on the larger gear is slightly less than the multiple of the number of 'teeth on the smaller gear.

13. Thev combination with a rotary flier and its shaft of a friction disk having internal gear teeth mounted within said flier; a cradle supported within said flier; a gear carried by'said cradle and in mesh with the teeth of said friction disk; a gear carried. by the flier shaft and in mesh with said cradle gear for imparting motion to the friction disk; a drum within said flier; friction means intermediate said drum and friction disk gear for imparting motion to said drum; a reciprocating carriage supported 'by said cradle; andmeansvfor imparting ,motion thereto, and including gearing one Aof astationary cradle sup' orted thereby;

a drum supported within said flier; a reciprocating carriage supported by said cradle; and means for rotating said drum and rc ciprocating said carriage and comprising friction disks, one having external geai' teeth constituting the d'river for the carriage and the other having internal gear teeth.

15. The combination with a rotary flier, of' a stationary cradle supported therein; a worm shaft carriedbyvsaid cradle; a rcciproeating carriage mounted on said shaft; a rotary drum supported within said flier: means for rotating said shaft and drum and comprising friction disks, one having extern-: lqgcar teeth cooperating with a gear connected with said shaft, said gar and friction disk having an approximate multi ple of teeth whereby the cord is wound upon the drinn 4in cross helices, and the other friction disk having internal gear teeth and receiving motion from said flier.

1G. The combination with a rotary flier, et' a drum supported within the same; a cradle likewise supported within said flier; a worm shaft supported by said cradle; a

reciprocating carriage mounted on said shaft; means for imparting motion to said drum and to said carriage, and embodying friction` disks one having' external teeth meshing with a gear connected with said shaft, said friction disk and gear having an approximatemultiple of teeth whereby the coi'd or rope is laid on the drum in crossed I carriage isv mounted; and a gear tixedto.

said shaft and meshing with the teeth of said friction disk for rotating said shaft.

18. The combination with a rotary flier carrying a spool or drum, of means for rotating said spool or drum and comprising a positively driven driving friction member and a second driven friction member; a cradle located within said dier; means for holding said cradle stationary; a Worm shaft carried by said cradle and having a member in engagementvwith said second driven friction member and by means of which motion is imparted to said shaft; and a rope or cord carriage mounted on said shaft and provided with a movable rope or cord guide.

19. The combination with a flier, of means` for rotating the same; a drum or spool carried by the flier; means for rotatingtheI same and comprising a positively driven friction member and a second driven friction member having gear teeth on its periphery; a worin shaft supported iiitcriorly of the flier and carrying a gear in engagement with the teeth of said second driven friction member and by means of which said shaft is rotated; a carriage mounted on said shaft and provided with a swinging guide for the cord o. rope; said driven friction member and shaft gear having an approximate multiple of teeth relatively to cach other.

20. A combined twisting and balling mechanism etTective to twist. and to wind in crossed helices.l comprising in combination in one single structure a single rotary take up flier` a drum or spool located therein, and mechanism, including a laying on means for the drum. cooperating with Said flier and druiu whereby the cord or rope is twisted and as fast as it is twisted is lwound up on the. drum in crossed helices, means for driving the laying on means comprising a-pair of gears in which the number of teeth on the larger gear is slightly less than a multiple. of the number of teeth on the smaller gear.

21. A pull-down comprising a pair of driven capstans spaced apart, and only one of which is positively driven; and a loosely mounted intermediate roll at least one diametrical half of which is included between a plane embracing the axes of the two capstans and a plane tangential to the perip ieries of both of the latter, whereby a rope passing between each eapstan and the loose roll and straddling the latter, will under draft be wedged between the peripheries of the capstans and roll, the latter being free to move bodily in and out.

22. A pull-down comprising aV pair of eapstans spaced apart, and encircled by grooves of greater width than the depth of their seats. and one only of which eapstans is positively driven; and a loosely mounted intermediate roll, the rope passing between each eapstan and the loose roll and straddling the latter while engaged with the grooves of the capstans` whereby under draft it will be gripped between the latter and the loose roll.

Q3. A pull-down comprising a rotary twisting head or frame and driving means therefor; a pair of driven capstans mounted transversely in said frame and spaced apart and one only of which is positively driven; and a looselv placed roll between the two capstans, lightened to reduce force of centrifugal action, the rope or cord passing between each eapstan and the ioose roll and straddling the latter.

24. A pull-down comprising a pairof rotary capstans or rolls spaced apart, and an intermediate roll mounted for bodily movement in or out between the two ea stans or rolls and having rope grooves, tie rope or strand passing between each eapstan and the bodily movable roll and straddling the latter.

25. A pull-down comprising a pair of rotary capstans or rolls spaced apart, and an intermediate roll mounted for bodily movement in or out between the two eapstans or rolls and having *ruiding flanges, the rope or strand passing between each ca stan and the bodily movable roll and stradldling the latter.

QG. A pull-down comprising a pair of rotary capstans or rolls spaced apart, and an intermediate roll mounted for bodily movement in or out between the two capstans or rolls and having rope grooves and guiding llanges, the rope or strand passing between the ca stans and the bodily movable roll and strad ling the latter.

2T. A pull-down comprising a pair of rotary capstans or rolls spaced apart and having rope rrooves, and an intermediate roll mounted or bodily movement in and out between the two capstans or rolls and also having rope grooves, the rope or strand passing between each eapstan and the bodily movable roll and straddling the latter.

2S. A pull-down comprising a pair of rotary capstans or rolls spaced apart and having rope grooves of greater width than the depth of their seats, and an intermediate roll mounted for bodily movement in or ont between the two capstans or rolls and also having grooves and provided with guide flanges, the rope or strand passing between each eapstan and the bodi y movable roll and straddling the latter.

29. A pull-down comprising a pair of rotary capstans or rolls, spaced apart, one only carrying a gear, an intermediate roll mounted for bodily movement in and out between the two eapstans or rolls, and driving gearing in mesh with said eapstan gear, the rope or strand passin f between each eapstan and the bodily movaiile roll and straddling the latter.

30. A pull-down comprising a pair of rotary capstans or rolls spaced apart, gearing for driving one of said rolls, the other being driven by friction, and an intermediate roll mounted for bodily movement in and out between the two capstans or rolls, the rope or strand passinfr between each eapstan and the bodily movable roll and straddling the latter.

31. A pull-down structure for rope or strand making machines, the same comprising a plurality of capstans or rolls spaced apart, a part only being positively driven and an intermediate roll mounted for bodily movement in or out between the two capstans or rolls, the rope or strand )assing between each eapstan and the bodiiy movable roll and straddling the latter.

32. A pull-down structure for rope or strand making machines, the same comprising a pair of capstans or rolls spaced apart and one only of which is positively driven, and an intermediate roll mounted for bodily movement in or ont between the two eapstans or rolls the rope or strand passinfr between each ca )stan andthe bodily movabiie roll and straddling the latter.

33. A combined twisting and balling mechanism eil'eetive to twist and to wind in crossed helices, comprising in combination in one single structure a single rotary takeup flier, a drum or spool located therein, and mechanism, including laying on means for the drum, stationary with relation to said drum and located within the ilier and cooperating with Said flier and drum whereby the cord or rope is twisted and as fast as it is twisted is wound up on the drum in crossed helices, means for driving the laying on means comprising a pair of gears in which the number of teeth on the larger gear is slightly less than a multiple of tie linmber of teeth on the smaller gear.

4. A combined twisting and balling mechanism etl'ective to twist and to wind in crossed helices, comprising in combination lllt) in one single structure a rotary take-up ier,

a drum or spool located therein, a cradle also located Within said flier and below said drum, means for positively preventing the rotation of said cradlexand mechanism, includ- -ing laying on means, carried by said cradle7 coperating with said flier and drum whereby during each revolution of the flier the rope A or cord is twisted and as fast as it is twisted 10 is wound on the drum in crossed helices,

' means for driving the laying on means-coinprising a pair of `gears in which the number of teeth o n t-he larger gear is slightly less' than a multiple of the number o teeth on the smaller gear. y

35. A combined twisting and balling mechanism etfective t0 twist and to wind in crossed-helices, comprising in combination inone' single structure a singlerotary takeup lHier, means foix rotating the same, a spool or dru-m located Within said flier, and mecha- .`nism, including a cradle and laying on means for the druig', coperating with said l'fflier and drum and etfective to wind the cordorrope upon such drum in crossed helices ,means-for driving the laying on means com prising a pair of gears in which. the number of teeth on the larger gear is slightly less than a multiple of the -number of teeth on the smaller gear.

. 36. A combined twisting and balling mechanism effective to twist and 'towind iii crossed helices, comprising iii-combination in one single structure a si'ngle rotary takcup Hier, means for rotating the same, a spool or drum located within said Hier, and mechanism also located within said flier, and in cludng a cradle and laying on means, cooperating with said tlier and drum and effective to wind the vcord or rope upon such drum in crossed helices, means for driving the laying on means comprising a pair of gears in which the number of teeth on the larger gear is slightly --less than a multiple of the nuinberiot teeth on the smaller gear.

37. The combination of a rotary [lier carrying a spool or drum, of means for rotating said spool or drum, of a reciprocating earriage embodying a hinged and swingingv cord guide, said. drum rotating means coniprised of a positively 'driven friction menif ber and a vsecond driven friction member, a

.cradle located within said flier, means for holding said cradle stationary, and actuat-v ing means in engagementwith said second friction iiiember whereby a reciprocating motion is imparted to ,said carriage.

THOMAS W. NORMAN.

Witnesses: I

JAMES M. DowEii, Ricrriiiin Disnannr. 

